The New England Patriots claimed Malcolm Perry off waivers from the Miami Dolphins as rosters around the NFL reached 53 last week.
The ex-Navy quarterback’s role moving forward remains to be seen.
“At Navy, he really didn’t play the position that he plays now — or has played with Miami,” Patriots head coach Bill Belichick told reporters of Perry during his press conference on Monday. “He played quarterback. He played wingback. Didn’t really play receiver extended very much. It was kind of, well, it was a wingback. It wasn’t a running back.